Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars
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| A 3-page essay from a World Cultures course. | |
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Greco-Persian Wars
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| This site from the Encyclopedia Britannica has 10 sections including Greek preparations for war, the Ionian revolt, and the last Persian Wars. | |
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The Persian Wars
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| Very brief descriptions of various aspects of the Persian Wars as part of a History of Civilization course. | |
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The Persian Wars
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| Full-text of Herodotus’ classic The Persian Wars. | |
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The Age of Exploration: Curriculum Guide
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| This site covers exploration over the centuries with a primary focus on the period 1400-1520. The exploits, ships, and maps of the Portuguese explorers are highlighted, as are early navigation methods, the life of Christopher Columbus, and several other interesting subjects. The use of images is very good. | |
Discoverers Web
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| This is an excellent site for information about voyages of discovery from ancient to modern times. There is a lengthy alphabetical list of explorers, primary sources, and links to other resources. Each link is described briefly. Information in the Age of Discovery section of the outline is excellent, especially the materials on Christopher Columbus (see the Columbus Navigation Homepage at http://www1.minn.net/ ~keithp). Under primary sources there is a wide range of materials including the 42-page Letters from Cortez to his Emperor. | |
The European Voyages of Exploration: The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
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| Breathtaking design, use of imagery, and clarity of purpose. Prepared as a tutorial for students at the University of Calgary it has general categories on Spain, Portugal, and Knowledge & Power as well as biographies of pioneers such as Henry the Navigator and Vasco de Gama. Subsections under Knowledge & Power include Geography/Cartography, Trade: Sugar & Slaves, and Religion & Exploration. | |
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Exploration and Empire
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| Extensive list of full-text and excerpted documents - authors and texts, 17 articles, essays, and books, and links to 6 other resources. | |
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Voyages of Discovery and Exploration: Establishment of Colonial Empires
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| This Encyclopedia Britannica site has valuable and extensive information but its organization is somewhat confusing. Major sections include European Overseas Expansion and Beginning of European Imperialism. This latter section has as many as 50 moderately lengthy biographies with valuable cross-links and images. | |
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Academic Info Renaissance History
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| This Annotated Directory of Internet Resources on the History of the Renaissance in Europe includes sections for Online Texts & Archives, Renaissance Art & Architecture, Renaissance Science, Women and the Renaissance, and Additional Sites of Interest. | |
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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
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| The complete text of The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by the renowned historian Jackob Burckhardt. | |
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Electronic
Resources for Research
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| This Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies site contains a selective list of links. The Renaissance section has mostly literature. One exception is George Cavendish’s biography The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey. | |
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European Civilization Resources from 1000-1789
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| Under the heading "Scientific Revolution" at this modest site there are two fine resources on Galileo and his times. One of these is The Galileo Project (http://es.rice.edu:80/ES/humsoc/Galielo) and the other is The Art of Renaissance Science. The Argos search engine is available at this site. A search retrieved 461 entries for the heading "Renaissance." | |
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History of France
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| Contains a modest number of links to helpful resources on the Renaissance and the 17th and 18th centuries. Most of the links are to specific textual materials. | |
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The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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| Includes the biographies of many philosophers such as Descartes (15 pages) and Spinoza (6 pages) as well as entries by subject. The Philosophy Text Collection contains 21 full-text resources by Plato, Descartes, Bentham, Kant, James, and others. | |
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Luminarium
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| An attractive site with 3 parts - Medieval, Renaissance and 17th Century. Although very strong in the area of literature there are significant resources in history as well. Each part includes an anthology of the literature of the period, articles and essays, and additional background sources. For each major figure, e.g., Henry VIII or Sir Thomas More, there is a biography, works of, and essays about. The background sources include sites on history and politics, royalty, images, and women in the Renaissance. | |
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Le Poulet Gauche (in English)
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| A very enjoyable well-illustrated site with a wide range of textual resources on the history, culture, and daily life of 16th century France. Sections include tavern life, aspects of everyday life, and history and politics with a subsection on the art of warfare. Ten battles and sieges are described. The bibliography is excellent with cross-links to subjects such as costuming, fencing, and food and dining. In the bibliography see especially the entries under Protestant Revolution and Catholic Revolution that link to wonderful textual resources at the Hanover College site. | |
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The Age of the Sun King
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| This homepage has a distinctive personal touch with an emphasis on the Age of the Baroque as exemplified by Louis XIV. There is a beautiful picture gallery, information on etiquette, the making of costumes with specific sewing techniques, music with audio clips of Vivaldi and others, biographies of the Sun King and descriptions of his elaborate court rituals, and links to historical resources on France and England. The new military wing is unusual if not odd but adds interesting information on military images, uniforms, and the Queen’s Foot or Old Tangier Regiment. | |
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Eighteenth Century Resources
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| A very large impressive site created by Jack Lynch with major sections on History, Philosophy, Religion & Theology, and Science & Mathematics as well as other subjects. The History section is devoted mainly to England, Europe, and America with extensive links to valuable textual resources. | |
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Eighteenth-Century Studies
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| This large site archives works of the 18th century from the perspectives of literary and cultural studies. Includes novels, plays, memoirs, treatises, and poems of the period. | |
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The Enlightenment: From the Age of Faith to the Age of Reason
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| This modest site uses an outline format with subject headings such as enlightenment science and political thought with cross-links to full-text resources by philosophers, scientists, political theorists, and others. | |
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Enlightenment
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| Extensive full-text resources on a variety of subjects about the Enlightenment including political analysis, philosophy, economics, and attitudes. | |
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Romantic Chronology
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| The chronology ranges from selected 17th century events to 1851. Select a year or set of years from the menu and browse. Each year is briefly annotated and there are cross-links to full-text resources. This site is connected to the well-respected Voices of the Shuttle: English Literature pages also at the University of California, Santa Barbara. An interesting site with a unique approach to accessing a large array of valuable full-text materials. | |
(from 1764 with invention of steam engine)
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Age of Industry
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| An extensive list of sites with brief descriptions of their contents. The compiler provides helpful notations about the best sites. | |
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Industrial Revolution
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| Contains the Charles Babbage Home Page, a lengthy article by Arnold Toynbee on the Industrial Revolution in England, and miscellaneous essays with cross-links and illustrations. | |
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The Industrial Revolution - Industrial Britain
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| Overview of the Industrial Revolution in England focusing on the coal and iron/steel smelting process. Includes the full-text of Samuel Smiles' Industrial Biography (1863). | |
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The Industrial
Revolution: The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
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| Connects to essays and other resources, e.g., Life of the Industrial Worker in 19th Century England. | |
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The Industrial Revolution: Texts and Documents
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| Lists approximately 16 full-text primary and secondary sources. | |
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution
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| A strong subset of Halsall’s first-rate history site with many full-text resources in sections such as Revolution in the Manufacture of Textiles, Revolution in Power, Process of Industrialization, Lives of Workers and Urban Life. | |
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Contemporary Post-Colonial and Post-Imperialist Literature in English
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| Organized by continent, country, and theme, this site has full-text materials in a relatively small number of areas that includes an overview of gender matters. There are several bibliographies; however, no cross-links are available. | |
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Imperialism
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| A brief description of imperialism and a short list of sites with an emphasis on imperialism by the United States. | |
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Imperialism Resources
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| Links to resources in India, Asia, and Africa on the general subject of imperialism. | |
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The Long 19th Century: The Hegemony of the West: Responses to Economic Growth: Imperialism
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| The list of sites is accessed through the entry Responses to Economic Growth: Imperialism in the lengthy outline on The Long 19th Century. | |
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The West and the World by the Twentieth Century
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| Some materials on imperialism for a history course. | |
